if youre fine with being a gov't staff then go with FEB, but the skillset you'll pick up will be in no way transferrable to banking/hf/pe... -- by 会员 MorningSide (2011/3/15 9:42:12)
To be honest with you, I have thought about the skillset problem. From my understanding, most of the jobs will be done in statistical analysis of different economic models. There may be some similarities, but of course, one is for profit, the other is just for research purposes, different requirements for end products.
However, I was thinking about the huge networking and practical economics analysis skill I could potentially gain through this job. And I am also thinking if it is possible that the networking experience I will gather in Fed can help me further when I move into industry? Anyway, that's why I really lean towards working right now.
Another thinking is, both working and studying takes about 2 years, but the difference is that one I pay and the other I got paid.
In times when jobs are really hard to find and working experiences are hard to get, it becomes something valuable. That's basically the whole logic for my choice. |